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Tipp-Ex, n.|ˈtɪpɛks|
Also tippex.
[a. Ger., f. tipp(en to type + L. ex out.]
A proprietary name for a type of correction fluid.
[1962Warenzeichenblatt: Eingetragene Zeichen (Munich) 14 Aug. 1696 Tipp-Ex..Korrekturmittel für Schreibmaschinenschriften [etc.]. ]1965Office Mar. 124 (Advt.), Tipp-Ex for speedy corrections of typing errors. Tipp-Ex for originals, Cop-Ex for carbon copies, Aero-Type for airmail paper. 1972Trade Marks Jrnl. 23 Aug. 1677/2 Tipp-Ex... Erasers (stationery); inks, paper, foil and fluids, all for correcting errors in handwriting and typing. 1977Private Eye 4 Mar. 20/2 (Advt.), Freelance PA/Sec jobs 1 hour upwards undertaken... Have Tipp-Ex will travel. 1988Guardian Weekly 11 Sept. 22/1 Before the word processor it was a laborious business, picking one's way carefully across the keyboard and applying the Tipp-Ex every few lines.
Hence ˈTippex v. trans., to delete or cover over with Tipp-Ex; also fig.
1983H. Evans Good Times, Bad Times ix. 181 So many staff lists had names erased that anyone sacked was later said to have been ‘Tipp-Exed’. 1990Sunday Times 8 July vii. 3/4 On Thursday, it was the Prince of Wales Hospice, in Pontefract, that was Tippexed from the diary. |